It’s easy to forget how much of an experiment it was to have Brett Baty at second base this year. Through all of the microscopes, beakers, and pipettes, it has almost been forgotten how he went into the year with more innings in left field than second base: 1. Although still proving himself to be a plus defender at third base for the New York Mets this season, the need to get Mark Vientos in the lineup without pushing out other DH options has made Baty a regular at second base.
The statistics tell us Baty has been only slightly above average at third base and an average C student at second base; try telling my mother that a C was average.